not familiar with escrow, so no.
I'd do 50 payment , send item , 50 payment
You will need to use escrow as a newbie. 50/50 will not work here as you have no trust.
Or you can sell it on ebay or somewhere else then buy
BTC.
Or send it to a trusted member first, if you have any inquiries and are in doubt post here. We're here to help

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